Artemis III Core Stage Boat Tail

NASA’s Artemis III core stage boat-tail and RS-25 engines are shown inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Used during the assembly of the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for Artemis III, the boat tail is a fairing-like structure that protects the bottom end of the core stage. NASA’s Pegasus barge delivered the boat-tail, along with other hardware for future Artemis campaigns to NASA Kennedy on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.